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A LETTER TO MY FRIEND: “GOSSIPING IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE”
Dear Friend, I write you this letter to encourage you because I know that life can be tough, and when the going gets tough one can easily get distracted, discouraged and could even miss the mark. Among other things that tries to pull down promising young talents on the way to achieving their goals and…
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THERE IS SOMETHING IN A NAME. BE PROUD OF YOUR NAME!
If there is any important event for the parents of a new born baby, it is the naming ceremony. At such important ceremony, the father of the child (or whoever is responsible for naming the child) gives the name for which the child is to be known and addressed. Apart from the circumstances of the…
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WHY ARE WE STILL PLAYING POLITICS WITH ELECTRICITY?
Statista.com “Ranking of the countries with the highest quality of electricity supply in 2017/18 writes: “In today´s culture, many people cannot imagine life without electricity. It has become a global necessity and a part of the everyday life of many people. Life without electricity is almost impossible – it can be difficult and slow. The…
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BE FAIR TO YOURSELF… DO NOT LET WHAT YOU CANNOT DO DETER YOU FROM DOING THAT WHICH YOU CAN!
As far as the reality of life is concern, all human beings have their respective goodness and badness. We all have our various points of strengths and points of weaknesses. Every human being has an innate goodness and virtue in him. And there is no one that is so perfect to the point of excluding…
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Messiah in Isaiah 7:14
Introduction Many ink has been spilled on this single verse. The one important question that occupies studies in this single verse over the centuries has been the messianic character of the text. Is Isaiah 7:14 Messianic? William Most argues thus: Catholic scholars at one time used to defend the messianic nature of that text. Then…
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The Imperatives of Matt 28:19-20 and Evangelization today[1]
Introductory Remarks This article above every other minor leitmotif aims at highlighting the didactic motive, that is the character of teaching that should accompany every effort of evangelization. Many documents have already been advanced in furtherance of the Church´s mission of evangelization. Beginning from the scriptures itself the fount and summit of all theology[2], in…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 